Tuesday, 31 May 2011

May Photo Scavenger Hunt

Hello Lovelies,
The end of may already ?! I've been late finishing collecting these pictures this month.
The photo scavenger hunt is set by Kathy at Postcards from the P.P.
This is the second month I've joined in and I'm really enjoying it.

So here we go with this months images.....

1. A Butterfly

I had resigned myself to having to improvise with this one ,but this afternoon at the country park one of my boys managed to snap this for me . I used this link to find out it's a female Common Blue ....she's very pretty isn't she.

2.A Bicycle

My own bike packed ready for a trip to the beach. Only kidding ! It IS my beloved Raleigh I've owned for 22 years but as I live in the centre of England I must admit to playing around staging this to make a nice picture :0)

3. A Red Door

Another last minute entry. I've had my eye on this door all month and was waiting for some sun to shine on it ...gave up today. I think it must face north .There's a lovely fern in the front garden .

Thankfully this was just at a local fun day for children to have a sit in.

6. Think Vintage

A little Observer Pocket book on wild flowers . I found this in a charity bookshop this month. Just the right size to take on my walks . A previous owner has noted dates they have seen certain plants ...the earliest being 1958.

7. Something blue

Had to be the sky for me . This was taken at sunset ...you can just see the moon if you look closely. This picture made me think of a quote I saw in this months Country Living ..." Other worlds cannot be as beautiful as ours. "

8. A lamp post

I have to admit this was actually taken in April . It was when took the family to Yorkshire for the day to see where I grew up. It's not on a street ,but outside my childhood home and the top part was made by my Dad. I was so happy to see it still there despite the current owners many changes :0)

9. Texture

a close up of my bedroom chair....the paint is peeling rather and you can see the original dark pink . I wouldn't want to add more paint though as I like to see the basket weave of this Lloyd Loom style chair.

10. A sign of the Zodiac

My very own Twins :0) It was their birthday last week which means they were actually born under Gemini .Happy Birthday boys...11 wow, can't call you little people any more !

11.An interesting local building

A pretty cottage with roses round the door and a white picket fence. Perfect.

12. A Black and White portrait

O.K. a bit of improvisation here . Not wanting to do a Portrait I hit upon the idea of a black and white silhouette. These are my boys and I used this tutorial to create it.I would have never of done this normally and I'm so pleased with it .Thank you scavenger Hunt :0)

So much fun! I thought about doing this a couple of months ago and still haven't followed through...next month...I swear! I love your bicycle photo! And the red door...and the interesting building...and your twins...so clever! Great work! x&o, Annette

Lovely photos - can't pick a fav as they are all so good. I like the Buzz Lightyear collection - big son still has the huge one he got for christmas when he was 4 - I don't think he'll ever part with it.

I really enjoyed looking at your choices for the May Scavenger Hunt! The butterfly is exquisite, the bicycle beautifully presented, a vivid red door, lovely book of wildflowers...I bet the children loved touring the Emergency vehicle, the cottage is enchanting...all the photos were a treat :) Thanks for coming by and checking mine out also.